Chapter 6 APworld Flashcards

chapter 6 AP key terms

10434770	Bedouin	Nomads of Arabian Peninsula	0
10434771	Shaykhs	Leader of tribes and clans within bedouin society	1
10434772	Mecca	Arabian commerical center, home of Muhammad, center of Islam	2
10434773	Medina	Town northeast of Mecca, Muhammad's flight here, the Hijra	3
10434774	Umayyad	Early Islamic dynasty. dominated Mecca	4
10434775	Ka'ba	pre- islamic shrine in Mecca	5
10434776	Qur'an	the word of God as revealed through Muhammad by Gabriel)	6
10434777	Umma	faithful within Islam	7
10434778	Zakat	Tax for charity for all Muslims	8
10434779	Five Pillars	religious duties for all Muslims	9
10434780	Caliph	the king/ successor to Muhammad	10
10434781	Ali	Cousin of Muhammad, development of Shi'ism ( split over Ali becoming Caliph)	11
10434782	Abu Bakr	first caliph	12
10434783	Jihad	Islamic holy war	13
10434784	Sunni	followers of the majority interpretation 80%	14
10434785	Shi'a	followers of Ali's interpertation 20%	15
10434786	Karbala	town in Iraq, death site of Husayn ( son of Ali)	16
10434787	Mawali	non- arab converts	17
10434788	Jizya	head tax paid by all NON muslims	18
10434789	Dhimmis	" people of the book" Jews, Christians	19
10434790	Abbasids	Dynasty following Umayyads, capital was Baghdad	20
10434791	Wazir	Chief Offical under Abbasids	21
10434792	Allah	"God"	22
10434793	Khadijah	first wife of Muhammad	23
10434794	Hijra	Muhammad's flight to Medina, first year of calender	24
10434795	Hajj	Pilgrimage to holy city of Mecca	25
10434796	Damascus	Ancient Islamic city	26
10434797	Hadiths	traditions of Muhammad	27
10434798	Baghdad	Ancient Islamic city on Tigris River	28
10434799	Dhows	ships with lateen sails	29